Thread: AEM Low Port CAI's CHEAP!

Nope. Read the thread I linked.

So AEM buyers, what are your thoughts?

I am personally liking it a lot . I do have to drill a hole for the Temp sensor and something else, which should make it even better. Hold up for pics sometime this week

I put one on my NX this weekend. Here's what I had to do to fit it on the highport.

-cut about 2" from intake TB pipe
-put on longer vacuum hose
-remove AIV hose and put a breather filter on AIV box
-repurpose the AIV hose - now goes from valve cover to intake
-rotate MAF 180 degrees
-rewire MAF ground

I also chopped a few inches off of the end of the CAI extension so the filter sits as high as possible in the fender well. Pretty much zero chance of hydrolock now.

It's a very tight fit but looks and works great. I'll try and get a pic up sometime.

My impressions: Well-made, light, silent below 4k RPM, nice loud growl above 5k RPM, car pulls considerably harder on the top end now. Can't really assess the bottom end since I have a slight bogging problem at the moment.

if the bogging problem started after the install, check all the hose to make sure they're tight.

then again, you are the kind of guy that don't forget to tighten things, hmmm.

Nah, I had the bogging problem all along. It was just masked by everything that was wrong with the car when I got it.

I got mine installed on the G20 today. Cut the lower mount tab off and then used the rest as it sits. It is tight between my battery and the coolant reservoir though. All is good, next is a header and a new cat.

Brent

i put it in my car without any modifications. i didnt cut anything off of the pipe or extand any vaccum hoses

I'm thinking about removing the one of the mounts, which ever one gets more in my way haha. I don't really want to relocate the battery like AEM suggests...



I had to shorten the vacuum hose on mine hehe.

It looks like that 2nd mount in the fender doesn't attach to anything... Is there a bolt that it can attach to?

Yep there is a mount for it too, but to attach it you need to cut the metal further towards the battery, thus using the provided battery relocation kit. I didn't really feel like wasting time on that so I just mounted the one in the engine bay. Now I'm going to stick some other things in there and the fitment might be tighter, if thats the case I will have to do something with the mounts...